Many indie booksellers have successfully partnered with self-published authors for years, and the growing popularity of digital formats doesn’t mean these relationships have to end.

On February 13, Algonquin kicked off “Lucky 7,” a monthly e-book promotion offering seven backlist titles in e-book format for seven days for $1.99 each. This month’s theme is “Author Crush.”

The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors met on January 16 and 17, 2012, prior to the seventh annual Winter Institute, at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans.

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page currently features six promotions: three ongoing and three to launch soon.

On Monday, IndieCommerce informed subscribing stores of a new policy regarding available inventory. Beginning this week, only publishers’ titles that are made available to retailers for sale in all available formats will be included in the IndieCommerce inventory database.

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page features four active promotions and two that are soon to launch.

On Monday, Apple approved the American Booksellers Association’s IndieBound Reader™ for iOS, and it is now available for download in the App Store.

Independent bookstores are showing continued resilience this holiday season, with reported online and in-store sales well over last year’s results, according to ABA.

Three new e-book promotions, starting later this month, are now featured on IndieCommerce.com’s Publisher Promotions page.

Book lovers who purchase their e-books from independent booksellers online now have their own device-based reading application —The IndieBound Reader.